Course Objectives

Through this MA program, you will be able to:

• examine a range of disciplinary perspectives on social justice;
• analyze the interrelationships of issues and interlocking systems associated with social organization and community development;
• examine the practical and theoretical principles of sustainability and how to apply them to diverse situations and communities throughout the world;
• analyze the power relationships (gender, race, age, class) that historically surround social justice and how these may be changed or augmented to increase social equality and equity;
• apply the principles of community organizing and be able to effectively utilize them in a variety of communities.